What's causing my hiccups?!


Question: What's causing my hiccups?
I'm 15, and I get the hiccups a lot. Mostly at least once a day, most of the time more. They don't last too long, usually just a minute to a few minutes. Even when I haven't just eaten or drank something, I still get them, so I'm guessing that's not the cause. Some people say when you're growing you get them, but I'm fairly short I guess you could say for my age and have been the same height a while. I was just curious, does anyone know why I could be getting the hiccups so much? I know how to get them to go away, I just wanted to know possible causes of them for a 15 year old girl!

Answers:

The muscles can sometimes have contractions that are sudden and part of what causes hiccups because they are involuntary contractions.

Usually this type of action can be repeated a few times. This action produces a very odd sound. The reason why the sound is made comes from the epiglottis. That closes the air really fast when it tries to rush inside. After awhile they can become irritating. That sound, and this action is known as hiccups.

The diaphragm is needed because it helps people able to breathe. The lungs have air that goes in and out when you exhale and inhale, so the diaphragm helps with that. There is a nerve that controls the diaphragm and when it becomes irritated, and is what causes hiccups. Air can suddenly gush in and it causes irritation, which produces that hiccup sound.

Things that might stir up and bring about what causes hiccups includes but not limited to: A bad cough, laughing in a bad way, having food that is spicy, and quickly eating any kind of food but more so when it is hot. These kind of things cause the air to gush in the epiglottis really fast and could bring about the hiccups

In rare cases, what causes hiccups could be a medical condition. If it continues, or happens at certain points the doctor should be notified to see if there could be something that could help. Hiccups can be very embarrassing for some people and if they continue for awhile it might cause problems.

When the hiccups continue, or you start getting them a lot it is always a good idea to document when you get them, if you had anything to eat, and exactly what you where doing a few minutes before. This can help the doctor with trying to figure out if you have a medical condition or if it is something that you could possibly be eating. Spicy food should be avoided if you have hiccups each time you eat it, or if you notice that you eat and then have hiccups after then try to slow down and see if it helps the next time you have some food. What causes hiccups really does vary with everyone, so it is important to pay close attention when you notice that it is happening every single day and talk with the doctor about what should be done to stop it.

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"Things that might stir up and bring about what causes hiccups includes but not limited to: A bad cough, laughing in a bad way, having food that is spicy, and quickly eating any kind of food but more so when it is hot. These kind of things cause the air to gush in the epiglottis really fast and could bring about the hiccups

In rare cases, what causes hiccups could be a medical condition. If it continues, or happens at certain points the doctor should be notified to see if there could be something that could help.'

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